My Career

1. Jae DaSilva, SSC; PMI
Successful Risk and Compliance Global Technology and Operations Consultant with over 15 years’ project
management and business analysis experience exercising Agile and Six Sigma disciplines. Seasoned in National
Homeland Security, Patriot Act efforts within the context of Anti-Money-Laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, OFAC
Managed projects with 10+ to 550+ applications ranging in development budgets estimated from 3 million to 50
million. Executed Statement of Work initiatives with Divisional Stakeholders for Acquisitions; Application
Development; BSA Financial Crimes; Business Continuity Planning; Client Servicing; Data Warehousing; Financial
Management Forensics; Human Services Process Design; Infrastructure Modeling; Market Data Analysis; Project
Management Office, Regulatory Law; State and Federal Audits; System Integrations; Vendor Management
Business Support Leadership:
 Accounting – GAAP, Financial and Fund accounting; reconciliation of Payables/Receivable and Billing
 Bank Security/Anti-Money Laundry/ Customer Information Compliance – Gram Leach Bliley methodology
 Business Continuity;Regulatory Control;Risk Management – QRM principles/ Risk Mitigation
 Data, Gap, Root Cause Analysis – DMAIC Six Sigma; Scrum Agile methods; Dodd-Frank Act
 Financial Analytics – Budget Analysis/Planning, Market/ Employee Studies; Performance Measurement
 Institutional Banking Services – Policy Development; Record-Keeping; Regulatory Compliance
 Project Charter- Scope, Business and Technical Requirements, Model Testing documentation
 Software Evaluation;Systemand User Acceptance Test Plans; Use Case Studies - SDLC modeling
 Strong analytical/ organizational/project skills – PMLC and Project Management Office PMBOK trained
 Communications Management:Green Belt champion leadership in Stakeholder meetings; deployment
Project Management and Technology Service Delivery:
 Budget Analysis and Tracking: reduced operating costs through analysis in redefining workflows
 Resource Management: managed 100+ resources; Identifying resource constraints using software
 Workflow Designs: review of policy/procedure; instituted controlled infrastructure modeling
 Vendor Relation: evaluation and selection/Service Level Agreements; data mining compliance
Technical Support Added Value:
 Microsoft Suite proficient user: Project; Excel (macros); Powerpoint;Access; Outlook;Sharepoint
 Lotus/ Linux user: Lotus Notes Email Exchange;Linux PIM ;Visio
CONSULTANT EXPERIENCE (JULY 2002 TO 2015)
M&T BANK (April 2015 – Sept 2015)
BSA/AML Technical Lead Project Manager, Application Development Division; Buffalo, NY
Managed project costs and audited project life cycles for a 4 million dollar Compliance initiative
 Consulted with IBM technology leads to drive development in High Risk Ranking Customers
 Ran technology core team meetings discussing project estimated costs; status; issues; risks
 Assessed upstreamand downstream impacts of proposed systemfunctionality for 5 core divisional projects
 Created RASCI charts; project schedules; and facilitated Business Requirement and Technology sessions
 Wrote High Level Design documents; created BRD traceability matrices to measure against system results
 Obtained artifacts/reporting data; audited against project definition document and technical specifications
 Worked with Technical Business Analysts in developing Technical Requirements and artifact storage
 Managed resource budgets to the project timelines and reported weekly Project Status Reporting
 Attended CTO Core team meetings presenting Agile project timeline status; riskmitigation issues
STATE OF VERMONT AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES (Sept 2014 – Oct 2014)
Finance Project Analyst, Vermont Health Connect; Burlington, VT
Instituted financial project protocolsfor Government grant totaling 30 million
 Appointed member of the PMO Governance Committee reporting to the Deputy Commissioner
 Worked with Technology leaders to coordinate projects tasks with Subject Matter Experts
 Audited Grant awarding and business case requirements for Grant finance tracking on SharePoint sites
 Wrote requirements for new Procurement structure to streamline processes and monitor technology costs

2. MERCHANTS BANK VERMONT (Dec 2013-May 2014)
Interim Risk Project Manager, Bank Secrecy Act Risk Management Division; Burlington, VT
Hired per State Regulationsto restructure the Risk division to improve workflows for top 25 mid- size bank
 Overseen BSA/Anti-Money Laundering Program for 32 branches
 Trained; managed Risk Analysts and reported directly to the Chief Risk Officer
 Responded to the State FFIEC audit and addressed policy and procedures gaps instituting new protocols
 Audited Suspicious Activity Reports; documented extreme high risk Customers for Committee decisioning
 Ranked customers by type of risk based on schematics; actioned further with Enhanced Due Diligence
 Accounted daily for Currency Transaction Reports based on regulation thresholds; isolated Exempt Clients
 Audited operational risk processes and OFAC system; redefined risk assessment with Independent Auditors
 Appointed by Human Resource Division to develop and initiate the first employee BSA orientation
 Created training courses for Bank Secrecy efforts and rewrote job descriptions with Human Resource
 Documented GAPs with new Technology platform and addressed with vendor using BI methodology
 Wrote business documentation for new requirements; wrote procedures for daily processes
 Managed systemintegration efforts with End Users and reconciled data discrepancies and occupation codes
 Evaluated systemic risk in accordance with Dodd-Frank Act initiatives by way of financial analyses
 Developed project plans for 2014 program initiatives with new Deputy BSA Officer and State Regulators
 Managed Sarbanes-Oxley audits for 50+ applications and worked with technology to address gaps
 Ran non-US Citizen review across 32 branches and coordinated termination efforts with Legal
WELLS FARGO (Mar 2010-May 2010) (May 2011 – June 2011)
Project Manager; Business Analyst, Bank Loan Processing; Strategic Solutions GWIM; Charlotte, NC
Consulted 2 short term assignments supporting Business Software Acquisition efforts
 Worked on System Migration Efforts for Wealth Management and Loan Processing
 Tracked Compliance Change Control Incidents; used Quality Control applications following Agile methods
 Wrote Business Requirements and lead meetings between Wells Fargo and Wachovia Stakeholders
 Created excel matrices for Use Case Studies; held review sessions with SMEs and Lead Developers
 Coordinated with technology team to create end to end work-Flows with cross functional dependencies
 Documented gaps between Functional Specifications and Technical Specifications – current vs.future state
 Presented simplified translation of technical development – created PowerPoint slides; excel matrices
 Attended strategy meetings with Sponsors to address application migration of 20+ applications
 Provided routine status reporting to PMO and held sessions with technology and strategy to vet issues; risks
BANK OF AMERICA (Mar 2007 – Nov 2007; May 2008 – May 2011) 3 Remote positions; 2 On-Site
Technology Project Manager; Change Manager; Business Process Designer, Charlotte, NC; Boston,MA
– Global AML, Client Fulfillment; Global Resiliency Business Continuity Compliance; Capital Markets
Ran and managed resources for several 6 month contracts with budgets ranging from 3 million to 50 million
 Supported efforts with Merrill Lynch; LaSalle; Country-Wide Savings; Columbia Assets Acquisitions
 Managed tasks with Stakeholders in Chief Financial Office, Corporate Treasury and Risk Compliance
 Drove out Project Charter; BRDs, FSD and Testing with Technical Leads and End Users
 Appointed as Change Manager for 4 work-streams: Cash Management, Security Lending, Reporting, Legal
 Worked for PMO Compliance resolving project issues; communicated methods for project governance
 Addressed and managed implementation protocols for new act, Dodd-Frank and EEOC regulations
 Developed provisioning process matrices for end to end application development
 Held position within Technical Service Delivery Command Center mitigating defects
 Wrote Program Definition Documentation for new DTC model; and Cash Management system
 Defined Scope and Statement of Work; created process swim-lanes for future state technology
 Designed capacity handling model with Human Resources for Global Regions-EMEA/Asia/Americas
 Created GAP Analysis matrix for presentation to Change Management Teamand Stakeholders
 Attended weekly Program meetings and presented weekly application development status
 Managed SharePoint project sites and created status framework for mitigation; issues and risk planning
 Remote support in applying Business Intelligence methods to reconciling data migration efforts

3. PIONEER INVESTMENTS (Jan 2007 – Mar 2007)
Infrastructure Market Data Project Manager, Boston,MA; Dublin; London; Milan – Enterprise Technology
Ran Start Up Program for Operations Global migration with project budget of 15 million
 Established Project Management Office structure with Technology for 100+applications
 Reconciled and reported GAPS in processes supporting $40 billion Operations
 Worked with Technology leaders improving data infrastructure applying business intelligence methods
 Managed over 500 tasks for a Global Market Data project following SDLC methods
BNYMELLON FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Sept 2006-Dec 2006) (Nov 2007 – Mar 2008)
Client Services Project Manager; Technology Risk Project Manager, Everett, MA
Manager for 2 separate contracts with project budget totaling 55 million
 Detailed project plans (5000+ tasks) for over 30 divisions in both Bank of New York/Mellon Bank
 Managed acquisition efforts by running teammeetings addressing 200+ application migration initiatives
 Worked with Technology Infrastructure Engineers and Vendors to drive out multiple SDLC milestones
JP SOLUTIONS, INC.
Risk and Compliance Business Analyst – NC, VT (Dec 2011-Apr 2013) FL; MA; QC; NY (July 2002- May
2005)
 Worked with Subject Matter Experts reviewing current state workflows and providing solutions remotely
 Reconciled data, developed test cases and wrote new process designs using Visio and Swim lane charts
 Followed project life cycle development protocols working togetherwith project stakeholders
 Appointed by Olmstead Associates to speakat SIFMA conference regarding Industry efforts in Consulting
FULL-TIME MANAGEMENT (July 1985-April 2002; 2005- 2006; 2013)
THOMAS & BLOOD, LLC ( Nov 2013 – Dec 2013)
Associate Shelburne, VT
 Responsible for inventory distribution and accuracy of reporting to senior producers
KELLNER ELECTRONICS – BasicEparts ( Aug 2013- Nov 2013)
Sales Representative Charlotte, VT – Corporate Division
 Responsible for sales distribution to Multi-Million Dollar Manufacture Companies in Western U.S. States
BRUEGGERS ENTERPRISE (May 2013 – July 2013)
Shift Supervisor Burlington, VT – Corporate Enterprise Division
 Manage inventory and production; Reported daily labor and production statistics to Corporate stakeholders
MCDONALDS (Mar 2009 – May 2009)
Assistant Manager Charlotte, NC – David Powell Division
BOSTON ADVISORS, INC MERRILL LYNCH SUBSIDIARY (June 2005 – June 2006)
Director of Operations Technology; Change Manager, Boston, MA
Hired to restructure Operationsfor3 Billion dollar Institutional Pension Fund/Wealth Management portfolios
 Managed daily fund accounting reconciliation processes including trading, settlements and compliance
 Implemented pre and post transaction compliance solutions thru Advent systems optimizing processing
 Deployed a Sarbanes Oxley compliance event logger for security/ issue management
 Spearheaded MLPFS Technology Infrastructure transition project together with Business Intelligence team
ABP INVESTMENTS US, INC. (Aug 1999 – April 2002)
Senior Vice President - Director of Operations /Project Manager of Pension and Investments Division
Won candidacy to launch Operationswith $20 Billion in assets under management
 Appointed as Lead Project Manager for instituting a highly efficient Mortgage and Treasury Operations
 Lead both Operations and Technology project teams implementing 15+ applications using PMLC methods
 Designed data warehousing solutions following business intelligence protocols

4.  Wrote BRD to implement a Market Data interface between Bloomberg and Princeton Financial Systems
 Worked closely with Price Waterhouse Coopers and internal Auditors to develop End to End Best Practice
 Managed Operations and reconciled fund accounting to State Street Bank custodian records
WEISS, PECK & GREER INVESTMENTS ROBECO BANK SUBSIDIARY (Oct 1988 – Aug 1999)
Vice President - Department Manager of Portfolio Administration Pension and Investments Division
 Promoted 5 times from Portfolio Performance Analyst to Department Manager
 Managed systemmigration efforts from Shaw Data to Thomson Financial Systems as lead Project Manager
 Answered semi-annual and annualaudit reporting requests from internal and external Regulatory auditors
 Wrote requirements for Technology to implement performance measurement reporting for Derivatives
DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS (June 1987 – Oct 1988)
Assistant Supervisor for Government / Mortgage Settlements, New York, NY
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND SMITH (July 1985 – June 1987)
Assistant Supervisor for Capital Markets Operations, New York, NY
CROSSLAND SAVINGS BANK (January 1985 – June 1985)
Teller, New York, NY
VOLUNTEER EFFORTS AND PRESENTATIONS
Bachelor Degree Program – Computer Science student
Association of Certified Anti-Money-Laundering Specialists; candidate for ACAMS certification
PMI member enrolled: ID # 840178; Champlain Valley PMI member
Compliance Exchange Linked-In (2010 – current)
Bixby Library (2014 – current)
Vermont Folk Life Center – Data Assistant (2012 - 2013)
Northampton Community Garden and Southampton Farms – Agriculture assistant
Hampshire Gazette Publications – Production Assistant
Web-based Accounting and Compliance – SIFMA Panel Speaker
Advent Software; Post Trade Compliance; Asset Management – Bond Market Association Panel Speaker
SIFMA Conference – Olmstead Associates Presenter
Princeton Financial Mortgage Module – Event Presenter and Speaker
Thomson Financial – MiddleWare Risk Management Software – Analyst and Speaker